heroin

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The cartel, authorities said, obtained large quantities of precursor chemicals, principally from China, to make fentanyl, which is 50 times more powerful than heroin and highly addictive.

From Washington Post

Tens of thousands of people die each year from heroin and other opioid overdoses in the United States.

From Scientific American

He became a heroin addict and nearly died after overdosing on fentanyl.

From Washington Post

When I was arrested in Chicago in 2002 and charged with felony possession of heroin, my first feeling was an enormous sense of relief.

From Washington Post

Babu blames that rise on fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that’s much stronger than morphine or heroin and is often mixed into other drugs, catching people unaware.

From Scientific American